HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL: Cougars edge Wildcats; Bobcats beat Cavs

Letcher Central rallied in their final two at-bats to slip past Shelby Valley, 8-6, in a game played at Cougar Field on Wednesday night.

C.J Akers singled in a pair of runs as Central improved to 12-8. Quinton Williams had two hits and scored to runs while Sam Little singled twice, walked, scored one run, and drove in another.

Canaan Cunniff was the winning pitcher.

Brady Bentley singled and scored a pair of runs while knocking in another. Ethan Gunter added an RBI-single and Hunter Mullins collected two hits and scored twice.

Sam Brown was tagged with the loss.

At Ermine

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

SV (6-9)…..210  030  0 – 6-4-2

LC (12-8)…022  121  x – 8-7-7

Pitching:

WP – Canaan Cunniff

LP – Sam Brown

Hitting: Brady Bentley 1b, bb, 2r, 1 RBI; Ethan Gunter 1b, 1 RBI; Hunter Mullins 2-1b, 2r, Shelby Valley; Sam Little 2-1b, bb, 1r, 1 RBI; C.J. Akers 1b, 2 RBI; Quinton Williams 2-1b, 2r, Letcher Central.

Man………….15

Tug Valley……0

Man pounded out 14 hits and scored early and often in rolling to a 15-0 win over host Tug Valley in a game played on Wednesday night.

Caleb Vance had three hits, including a triple, scored two runs, and batted in three as the Hillbillies improved to 6-5. Cam Frye singled twice and batted in two runs while scoring two. Jayden Brown doubled, singled, scored three runs and added a pair of RBIs. Jace Adins had two hits, scored twice, and batted in two runs.

Casey Hurley was the winning pitcher.

Dakota Ooten had the only hit for the Panthers, now 2-5. Conner Lackey took the loss.

At Naugatuck

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

MN (6-5)……318  30 – 15-14-1

TV (2-5)…….000  00 –   0-  1-5

Pitching:

WP – Casey Hurley

LP – Conner Lackey

Hitting: Caleb Vance 3b, 2-1b, 2r, 3 RBI; Cam Frye 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI; Jayden Brown 2b, 1b, 3r, 2 RBI; Jace Adins 2-1b, 2r, 2 RBI, Man; Dakota Ooten 1b, Tug Valley.

Betsy Layne….12

Jenkins…………2

Betsy Layne snapped an 11-game losing streak with a 12-2 win over Jenkins in a game played on Wednesday night.

Brady Hall had two hits, scored two runs, and drove in four while Austin Tackett scored two runs and knocked in two. Brady Robinson singled in one run and scored a pair.

Byron Tackett was the winning pitcher.

At Stanville

SCORE BY INNNGS: R-H-E

JK (1-11)….020  00 –  2-2-5

BL (1-11)…131  25 – 12-3-2

Pitching:

WP – Byron Tackett

Hitting: Brady Hall 2-1b, bb, 2r, 4 RBI; Austin Tackett 2-bb, 2r, 2 RBI; Brady Robinson 1b, 2r, 1 RBI, Betsy Layne.

Magoffin County…12

Martin County……..0

Magoffin County’s Ian Prewitt had two hits, including a double, and batted n four runs as the Hornets blanked Martin County, 12-0, in a game played on Wednesday night.

Colin Litteral singled in two runs and winning pitcher Lucas Litteral singled in one run and scored three times. Trenton Coleman added three hits and scored three runs.

At Inez

Pitching:

WP – Lucas Litteral

Hitting: Ian Prewitt 2b, 1b, bb 1r, 4 RBI; Colin Litteral 1b bb, 2 RBI; Lucas Litteral 1b, 3r, 1 RBI; Trenton Coleman 3-1b, 3r, Ethan Salyer 2-1b, 2r, Magoffin County.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Johnson Central….3

Hazard……………0

Johnson Central pitcher Camron Kelsey scattered three hits in leading the Golden Eagles to a 3-0 win over Hazard in a game played at Eagle Field on Tuesday night.

Brock Butcher singled in a pair of runs as Johnson Central improved to 11-7. Mason Kestner singled and scored while driving in one run. Keegan Pelfrey had two hits and scored.

At Paintsville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

HZ (11-9)…..000  000  0 – 0-3-0

JC (11-7)……001  020  x – 3-6-2

Pitching:

WP – Camron Kelsey

LP – Gus Mullins

Hitting: Brock Butcher 1b, 2 RBI; Mason Kestner 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Keegan Pelfrey 2b, 1b, 1r, Johnson Central.

Perry Central…..10

Pikeville…………..3

Pikeville pitching was roughed up for 12 hits as Perry Central cruised to a 10-3 win over the Panthers in a game played at Davis Park on Tuesday night.

Tait Lakin doubled in a pair of runs for the Panthers, now 9-10. Blake Birchfield singled in one run and scored. Tate Walters added two hits, including a double, and scored.

Wade Hensley was tagged with the loss.

At Pikeville

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

PC (14-10)….202  100  5 – 10-12-2

PK (9-10)……000  002  1 –  3-  7-0

Pitching:

WP – Jacob Daniels

LP – Wade Hensley

Hitting: Tait Lakin 2b, 2 RBI; Blake Birchfield 1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Tate Walters 2b, 1b, 1r, Pikeville.

Letcher Central….8

Harlan……………..2

Letcher Central grabbed an early lead and went on to bat Harlan, 8-2, in a game played at Cougar Field on Tuesday night.

Preston Helle was the winning pitcher as the Cougars moved to 11-8.

C.J Akers had two hits and knocked in a pair of runs while Jonah Little singled twice and added an RBI. Ethan Brown collected three hits and scored.

At Ermine

SCORE BY INNINGS: R-H-E

HR (5-12)…….001  001  0 – 2- 4-1

LC (11-8)……310  004  x – 8-12-1

Pitching:

WP – Preston Helle

LP – Jared Moore

Hitting: C.J. Akers 2-1b, 1r, 2 RBI; Jonah Little 2-1b, 1r, 1 RBI; Sam Little bb, 2r, 1 RBI; Ethan Brown 3-1b, 1r, Letcher Central.